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1934 – E.W. Marland campaigned for governor, promising to bring President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” to Oklahoma. In the primary, there were 14 other Democrats on the ballot; he received more than 50,000 votes over his closest competitor. In November, he was elected the tenth governor of the state of Oklahoma, outpolling his opponent by more than 120,000 votes.

Charles Duffy, a Ponca City attorney, won election to the Oklahoma Senate, where he served until 1946. Sen. Duffy had aspirations of becoming governor of Oklahoma, but power king Robert S. Kerr said, “No, he is too honest a man.”

During the Depression, Smitty’s Boys and Mens Wear sponsored an annual style show at the Poncan Theatre. Admission was a lead pencil from each patron that Smitty donated to the public schools. The program included film strips of “Our Gang,” “The Three Stooges,” and cartoons. The highlight of the show was the “Pie Eating Contest.”

Voters passed a special bond issue by a 2 to 1 margin, approving a PWA  project to build Lake Ponca, and a new library building.

A “Little Rascals” movie episode was filmed in Ponca City at the George Neimann house on South Eighth Street. Several local children were in the film as extras.

The Dionne quintuplets were born in Ontario, Canada on May 28. The event was publicized worldwide, and the babies became the “talk of the town” everywhere. Oscar Keck, one of Ponca City’s earliest citizens, added some new Christmas decorations to his home on North Sixth Street. Atop the front porch roof, he spelled out CECILE, ANNETTE, EMILIE, MARIE, YVONNE…the quintuplets names.

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